Uruguay minimum wage
Salario Mínimo Nacional set by Executive decree after consultation with the Consejo Superior Tripartito (Ley 18.566; ILO Convention 131). Decreto 319/025 set the 2026 SMN in two tranches (1 January and 1 July).
| Current value | 25383 UYU/month |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-07-01 |
| Official source | Decreto N° 319/025 de 26/12/2025 — Fijación del Salario Mínimo Nacional (IMPO) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Decreto 319/025 (promulgated 26 Dec 2025, published in the Diario Oficial 12 Jan 2026) granted a 7.54% total 2026 increase in two tranches: 4.1% to $24,572/month from 1 Jan 2026 and a further 3.3% to $25,383/month from 1 Jul 2026 (the value now in force). Jornal diario = SMN/25 ($1,015.32); hourly = SMN/200 ($126.92). MTSS announcement: https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-trabajo-seguridad-social/comunicacion/noticias/salario-minimo-nacional-24572-desde-1o-enero-2026. Next adjustment expected by decree effective 1 Jan 2027.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | 23604 | Decreto N° 369/024 de 31/12/2024 (SMN $23,604 from 1 Jan 202 |
| 2026-01-01 | 24572 | Decreto N° 319/025, art. 1 (first 2026 tranche, +4.1% from 1 |
Get it programmatically
curl https://latamref.dev/v1/uy/minimum-wage
# $0.001 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
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